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PATENTED AUG. 27, 1907.

RAZOR STROP.

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OLIVER C. MORRIS AND ISAAC SNOW, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

RAZOR-STRG?.

Specification of Letters Patent.

vPatented. Aug. 27, 1907.

Application iiled October 5,1906. Serial No. 337,616.

To all whom 'it may concern: f

Be it known that we, OLIVER C. MORRIS and ISAAC SNOW, citizens ol the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Greene and State oi Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Razor-Strops, of which the following is a speciiication. i

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in razor strops and it .particularly pertains to a strop designed to sharpen razors of the ordinary type as opposed to safety razors.

The invention aims primarily to provide a razor strop embodying as an entirety the stropping members and clamping devices having detachable connection therewith.

The invention aims as a further object to provide clamping devices designed ier-the accommodation of one or a pair of stropping members.

, Still another object of the invention is the provision pf a strop of the above type in which the possibilities of the buckling ofthe stropping members are reduced to a minimum.

The invention nally aims to provide a razor strop which shall be simple and inexpensive to manufacture and practical and eiicient in use.

The detailed construction will appear in the courseof the following description in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, like numerals designating like parts throughout the several views wherein:

Figure l is a plan view of a razor strop constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a partial side elevation thereof. Fig` 3 is a detailed plan view of a clamping element to be hereinafter specifically reerred to and on the side opposite to that disclosed in Fig. l, and Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. l.

In the practical embodiment of my invention I employ a clip l, from which the strop as an entirety is suspended, said clip being provided with a swiveled suspension hook or eye 2 designed to engage a nail or other stationary support. The clip l is preferably formed with converging sides 3 terminating in integral longitudinal sleeves 4, for the reception of elongated or substantially rectangular links 5 arranged in parallelism and having connection with front and rear clamping members 6 and 7. To this end the lower portions of the links 5 are received within integral sleevesS and 9 provided upon said members, whereby the latter are pivotally suspended so as to compensate or the alternate tightening and slackening of the strop members when in use.

The clamping members G and 7 are substantially triangular in shape so as to more effectually brace and grip the ends of the strop members l0 received therebetween. The means are provided for holding said members l0 between said clamping members, which comprises essentially a pin ll projected through openings in said members l0, the pin ll being carriedby said clamping members in slidable relation thereto. To this end the member 7 is formed with a central vertical constricted slot l2 which bisects the sleeve 9. The pin ll is provided on each end thereof with enlarged heads 13 and adjacent one of said enlarged heads, said pin is formed with a reduced portion 14 which projects through the slot l2 and works therein. Displacement of the pin ll from the slot l2 is prevented longitudinally by the respective link 5 and laterally by the adjacent head 13 and by a shoulder l5 on the opposite side of said member 7.adjacent said portion. The opposite end of the pin ll has detachable connection with the member 6.- To this end said member is provided with a s omewhat wider central vertical slot 16 of keyhole shape and having its upper portion oi enlarged diameter as at 17 for the initial passage of the head 13 therethrough. Y

In order that the members 6 and 7 may as effectually accommodate either one or two of the stropping members 10 in accordance with the particular desire of the user, said members G and 7 are formed with downwardly extending inclined raised portions 18, partially surrounding the respective slots l2 and 16. The heads 13 of the pin ll bear and ride upon the raised portions 18 and accordingly have movementto a normal resting point upon said raised portions when the distance between the members 6 and 7 will correspond to the thickness of material, either single or double stropping members, held therebetween.

It will be readily understood that by moving the members l() until the pin ll registers with the enlarged portion 17 of slot 16, said pin may be withdrawn from said slot, the members 6 and 7 spread apart and the strop members removed singly from the pin .ll for the insertion of new ones. The new ones are clamped between the members 6 and 7 by the reverse operation which has been previously intimated. The double pivotal suspension of the members l0, permits oi said members compensating in their movement to prevent buckling as above intimated.

While the elements herein shown and described are WGH adapted to serve the purposes Set forth, it is Ob I diameter at one end thereof, and a strop holding headed 10 i I pin movably interlocked Within the slot of the other 0f Vlous that Various mlnol changes may be made 1n the/ said members and having detachable engagement with said proportions shape and arrangement of the several parts first described slot Without departing from the spirit and scope of my in- In testimony whereof we ax our signatures in presence vention as defined inthe appended claims. 0f WO Witnessest OLIVER C. MORRIS. Havmg fully descrlbed my lnventlon I clann: ISAAC SNOW. In u. razor strop, a suspension clip, opposed clamping Witnesses: members carried thereby and formed With longitudinal RALPH REED,

slots, the slot in one of said members being of enlarged LELAND MORRIS. 

